Download A FREE Course Having to fire an employee is never an easy task. Sometimes, despite attempts of open communication and encouraging performance, an employee will need to be terminated from the company. One of the hardest aspects of preparing to fire an employee is to separate the emotions from the facts. Firing an employee should always be a last resort, so it is important that the manager has covered all other avenues possible before moving forward. With our Employee Termination workshop, your participants will begin to see how important it is to develop a core set of skills when they find themselves in a situation where they have to let an employee go. Download Sample Course Outline Module One: Getting Started Housekeeping Items Pre-Assignment Review Workshop Objectives The Parking Lot Action Plan Module Two: Performance Improvement Plan (PIP) Before Firing Justification Validate Include Be Grateful Case Study Module Two: Review Questions Module Three: Employees Who Should Be Terminated (I) Feeling of Entitlement Cannot Perform Job Functions Can’t Function with Other Employees They Overpromise and Underdeliver Case Study Module Three: Review Questions Module Four: Employees Who Should Be Terminated (II) Blatant Disregard for Customers They Are Unreliable Don’t Adhere to Code of Conduct Use Company Property for Personal Use Case Study Module Four: Review Questions Module Five: Things to Consider When Setting Up the Termination Meeting Meeting Attendees Venue of the Meeting Security Presence Logistics Case Study Module Five: Review Questions Module Six: The Correct Way to Fire an Employee (I) Use Positive Language Review Past Feedback Concentrate on Specific Behavior Fire Early in the Week Case Study Module Six: Review Questions Module Seven: The Correct Way to Fire an Employee (II) Keep it Short Have Employee Sign Release Transfer Terminated Employee’s Functions Avoid Fighting Unemployment Claims with Employee Case Study Module Seven: Review Questions Module Eight: Employment Termination Checklist Notification to Human Resources Systems Access Terminations Return of Company Property Benefits Status Case Study Module Eight: Review Questions Module Nine: The Don’ts of Firing an Employee (I) No Performance Improvement Plan Use Electronic Method Fire Without a Witness Provide Long Reason for Firing Case Study Module Nine: Review Questions Module Ten: The Don’ts of Firing an Employee (II) Not Making the Decision Final Let Employee to Take Company Property Allow Access to Work Area Permit Information System Access Case Study Module Ten: Review Questions Module Eleven: Conduct Effective Exit Interviews When, How and Who Objective of the Process Company Readiness for Exit Interviews Execute the Feedback Results Case Study Module Eleven: Review Questions Module Twelve: Wrapping Up Words from the Wise Review of Parking Lot Lessons Learned Recommended Reading Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations
